Egypt welcomes US move to release withheld military aid: Source

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Egypt welcomed a US State Department request to release $320 million in previously withheld annual military aid. Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress that he was seeking a waiver to release the funds.

An informed Egyptian source welcomed the US State Department’s request to Congress to release the US$ 320 million portion of annual military aid to Egypt that had previously been withheld. Responding to foreign media reports, the source confirmed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had sent an official notification to Congress seeking a waiver … The post Egypt welcomes US move to release withheld military aid: Source appeared first on Egypt Independent.